As we’ve discussed plenty in recent years, Michael Bay is a man of extravagant taste. The Academy Award-watching director and producer has a legendary fondness for making things go KA-BLAMMY as the hot action star of the moment rolls on the ground in slow motion while wearing an open button-down shirt, before he pops up to shoot a bad guy in between the eyes and rescue the smoking hot model-actress that very few people have ever heard of. Or something like that.
The latest super duper smoking hottie hot hot hot lady joining Bay’s stable is Israeli supermodel Bar Paly, who will star alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mark Wahlberg in Bay’s “passion project” Pain and Gain. The film is about two bodybuilders who get caught up in some serious crime stuff, but the whole time you’re going to sit there thinking, “Dude, what’s up with the hottie, bro?”
Paly represents something far greater than “just another one of Bay’s Ferrari washing bimbos.” Bay has always had a high bar – pun slightly intended – for the women in his movies. Whether directing or just producing, Bay tries to have one about-to-hit-her-prime young, attractive actress in his movies. Is it because he wants to invite her over to throw on a white t-shirt and splash around on the hood of his Maybach? Maybe.
But with Paly, and Rosie Huntington-Whitely before her, Bay’s ambition is on full display as he is clearly trying to create and stake claim in a new army of supermodel actresses. It makes sense, because he famously clashed with Megan Fox, who prides herself as an actress above anything else. With models, Bay looks at them as balls of clay. Firm. Perky. Palmable balls of clay that he can mold into what works best for him.
And if they play along with his game, these models may just have a huge future ahead. Ask the actresses that came before Bar and Rosie and take a look at their careers since their fateful experiences with the Master of KABOOM!Bad Boys (1995) – Tea LeoniBefore: Bit roles in Wyatt Earp and A League of Their OwnAfter: Deep Impact, Jurassic Park III, Spanglish, Fun with Dick and Jane, Tower HeistMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 2.5/5
This was the beginning of Bay’s big screen career, so making us believe that Leoni could be a high-priced escort was a daunting task. But every mansion needs a foundation, fellas.The Rock (1996) – Vanessa MarcilBefore: NothingAfter: Beverly Hills 90210, Las Vegas, General HospitalMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 3/5
Bay’s stock was rising with Nic Cage and Sean Connery leading the way, and just by that Marcil was able to land a solid TV career. Behold: Bay the Career Creator!Armageddon (1998) – Liv TylerBefore: Empire Records, That Thing You Do!, U TurnAfter: Lord of the Rings, Reign Over Me, some other crapMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 2.5
Tyler was a hot commodity from the day her dad, Steven Tyler, exploited her teenage ass into his Aerosmith videos. By the time Bay got his hands on her, she was already established, so this seems more like a studio move. For Ferrari-washing purposes, though, Bay had actress Mary Ann Schmidt in the film in a small role, and her past roles (concubine, stripper, club hottie, nurse, bikini girl and bikini beauty) lead me to believe that Bay’s needs were managed.Pearl Harbor (2001) – Kate BeckinsaleBefore: Brokedown Palace, The Last Days of Disco, a bunch of small roles in movies you’ve never heard ofAfter: Serendipity, Underworld, Van Helsing, Click, Vacancy, ContrabandMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 5/5!!!
Bay was clearly making up for the lack of eye candy in Armageddon, so he got himself some of this Beckinsale and he mixed it with another up-and-coming actress…Pearl Harbor (2001) – Jaime KingBefore: BlowAfter: Slackers, Bulletproof Monk, White Chicks, Sin City, Two for the Money, The SpiritMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 3.5/5Pearl Harbor was a power move for Bay. Traditional Hollywood misogynists told Bay that he couldn’t fit two hot actresses in the same blockbuster, but Bay said, “AW HELL NAW!” and he greased those girls up and squeezed them all the way to the bank.Bad Boys 2 (2003) – Gabrielle UnionBefore: Cradle 2 the Grave, Bring it On, The Brothers, Love and Basketball, a ton of TV showsAfter: Ride or Die, Good Deeds, a ton of TV showsMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 4.5/5
In fairness, she would have been 5/5 but it would have interfered with the tooshie and that ain’t a sacrifice I’m willing to make. As for Bay, he owed us for Bad Boys and he delivered.The Amityville Horror (2005) – Rachel NicholsBefore: Dumb and Dumberer, an episode of Sex and the CityAfter: Shopgirl, The Woods, Alias, Charlie Wilson’s War, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, ContinuumMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 3/5
Nichols was the first actress cast under the veil of Bay’s producer status. By this point, the Emperor was building his army, and the Jedis were nearly extinct.The Island (2005) – Scarlett JohanssonBefore: Match Point, In Good Company, Lost in TranslationAfter: The Black Dahlia, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Spirit, Iron Man 2, The AvengersMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 4/5
Johansson was already established in the biz, but you could argue that she was still just on the verge of leading lady status (I wouldn’t, because Lost in Translation ruled) and she needed Bay as much as he needed her. His windshield also needed two globe prints on them, BA-BOOM!The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) – Diora BairdBefore: A delightful booby scene in the opening of Wedding Crashers and then a bunch of minor rolesAfter: A deleted scene in Star Trek, a bunch of small rolesMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 4.5/5
I don’t get this one. Maybe it was a down time in Bay’s career. He couldn’t hit home runs with every actress, but Baird is a tremendous – TREMENDOUS – talent. Hopefully this career is a grower and not a shower.[Vince’s Note: THIS IS A TRAVESTY! DIORA BAIRD IS WORTH AT LEAST SIX WASHED FERRARIS! I DEMAND A RECOUNT! ATTICA! ATTICA! *shoves cat off coffee table*][Burnsy’s Retort: What has she done for me lately?]Transformers 1 (2007) & 2 (2009) – Megan FoxBefore: The TV show Hope & FaithAfter: Jennifer’s Body, Jonah Hex, Friends with KidsMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 5/5!!!
Fox was Bay’s first atomic bomb actress. Transformers could have been hand drawn, but the moment she leans over the engine of that car…
…it’s a blockbuster. But Fox also ushered in a new era for Bay, as she soured him on just actresses. He needed less to create more.Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) – Rosie Huntington-WhitelyBefore: NothingAfter: NothingMichael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 4/5
She can’t act worth a lick, but she’s a Victoria’s Secret model and she shags Jason Statham every night, so damn it, she’s gonna have a long career.Pain & Gain (2013) – Bar PalyBefore: The Ruins, Hyena, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan IIIAfter: Who knows? Bay knows.Michael Bay’s Washed Ferrari Hotness Scale: 5/5!!!
She does have some acting chops, so our hero has recovered from the scorn of Megan Fox. Perhaps in time, he can find it in his heart to once again make things go KER-BLAMM-O-RAMMO-POW!!!

To be fair…Vanessa Marcil was Brenda on General Hospital from 1992 onward, four years before she was cast in The Rock, so I don’t think Lord of the KABOOM ‘discovered’ or ‘made’ her (made out with her, probably yes).

My awesome bisexual girlfriend at the time had the super-hots for Brenda, hence our going to see The Rock immediately when it came out (in ’96).

GRRR ANGER ABOUT ARBITRARY LISTS THAT LIST SCARLET JOHANSSON AS A 4/5!!!!!

Burnsy ignored the hot Australian girl from the first Transformers flick, as well as the shapeshifting robot one that was going to bite Shia’s wiener off in the 2nd, but I’ll allow it. I’m pretty sure that both of them did have successful careers afterward though.

I hate myself for giving Vince any vindication, but yeah. Diora Baird is easily the hottest creature on this list. Not to mention, unlike some other chicks famous for one thing (or, more accurately, two), she’s more than willing to go topless. I’m looking at you, Mrs. Geoffrey Arend.